Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and Ben's home workshop.
In this episode, Ben begins to bring everything together. Maybe the end is in sight?
#luthier #guitarbuilder #travelguitar #handtoolsonly #acousticguitar
You asked and Ben will deliver...our eccentric (read insane) Luthier will be building an entire guitar out of a single piece of Mahogany! With hand tools only...hopefully!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:49 Preparing the back and the top before glueing them together
6:18 Cutting out the soundhole
7:11 Sanding the edges of the soundhole using a new tool - https://www.crimsonguitars.com/collections/new-products/products/sanding-stick
9:08 Using a Damascus steel Nata to split the wood - https://zambeziknifeworks.com/
11:02 Making and attaching the bracing for either side of the soundhole
22:01 12 hours later - finessing the bracing on the top
23:43 The bridge patch, and a broken clamp!
27:41 Conclusion
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Ben's Livestream camera setup includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over the bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D, and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II
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Music used in this video from Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/31qosr/
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Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben
Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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